Political Quotes

“I am grateful as chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission to have led a bipartisan congressional delegation to Germany, Poland, and Ukraine with Representatives Steve Cohen and Victoria Spartz. In Berlin, we met with Justice State Secretary Dr. Angelika Schlunck, National Security Advisor Jens Ploetner, Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Secretary Andreas Michaelis, and Ministry of Defense Director Jasper Wieck. After visiting Nuremberg, Lieutenant General Andrew Rohling welcomed the delegation to the 7th Army Grafenwoehr Training Area and the 10th Mountain Division trainers. At Bucha, Ukraine, survivors of the war criminal Putin's mass murder shared stories with us, and Mayor Anatolii Fedoruk joined us. Additionally, we were joined by U.S. Ambassador Bridget Brink, U.S. Ambassador Mike Carpenter, and Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov to thank America for the support given to efforts in Ukraine prior to meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who emphasized his gratitude for the American commitment for democracy. We concluded in Warsaw with U.S. Ambassador Mark Brzezinski and Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Arkadiusz Mularczyk. Friends of democracy are inspired by the courageous Ukrainians supported by our valued allies of Germany and Poland. In conclusion, God bless our troops, who successfully protected America for 20 years as the global war on terrorism continues moving from the Afghanistan safe haven to America. ____________________”